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[–] nsrxn@mstdn.social -1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

oversimplifying the situation doesn't make it simple.

[–] ageedizzle@piefed.ca 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

If you understand that people produce things because people buy those things, and people will produce more of those things if you buy more of those things, then you are profoundly stupid

[–] nsrxn@mstdn.social -1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

people produce things for all sorts of reasons

[–] ageedizzle@piefed.ca 1 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I’m sure they do. But when you buy things at a store, genuinely speaking those things were produced because someone is making money by doing so. Please only respond to this if you have something intelligent to add

[–] nsrxn@mstdn.social 0 points 4 hours ago

I thought you were done

[–] nsrxn@mstdn.social -1 points 4 hours ago

the producers are paid long before I walk into a store